NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish Times
The chairman of an inquiry into alleged historical abuse at care homes in Northern Ireland is to appeal a ruling that he unfairly denied legal representation to a victim.
Earlier this week High Court judge Mr Justice Treacy held that a bar had effectively been erected against the woman who claims she was molested by a “very high-profile figure”.
But his former judicial colleague, Sir Anthony Hart, has now lodged a challenge to the verdict.
Judges in the Court of Appeal on Friday listed the case for hearing at the start of March.
The woman at the centre of the legal battle is due to give evidence at the ongoing Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
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